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the question is will it gain more momentum, and will washington do anything about it? john has been looking at it. lawmakers from both sides of the party, even staunch members, staunchly backed by the nra are united in their grief and say they want change to happen, but will it? >> erin, sometimes it takes tragedy to make us confront reality. you are starting to see politicians on both sides of the aisle say maybe now is not the time to rely on ideology or partisan politics put to start taking a long look at the laws that exist around guns. not infringing on the second amendment, but taking a look at what reasonable restrictions can be put in place. in the last 24 hours, two leading southern democratic leaders, joel manchin and mark warner, said this event has changed them and they're open to new solutions. let's take a look at what m manchin told christine amanpour. >> who would think that children in america or anyone would be slaughtered? it changed me. i don't know of anyone who goes hunting with an assault rifle. i don't know people who need 10, 20, 30-round clips
the question is will it gain more momentum, and will washington do anything about it? john has been looking at it. lawmakers from both sides of the party, even staunch members, staunchly backed by the nra are united in their grief and say they want change to happen, but will it? >> erin, sometimes it takes tragedy to make us confront reality. you are starting to see politicians on both sides of the aisle say maybe now is not the time to rely on ideology or partisan politics put to start...
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and tomorrow we're all going to washington, d.c. to deliver 245 message to congress and the president. >> it shouldn't be a political issue. >> no. >> in australia and in britain when they had the similar outrages, it wasn't about politics. it wasn't left or right. >> no. >> it was about people power getting action. jessica, let me come to you. because you have a quite extraordinary story. and tell me quickly the connections you have to various mass shootings. >> my husband was a student at columbine. he was uninjured, but emotionally scarred. >> he saw two students killed? >> correct. and then the little girl i baby sat was killed in platte canyon high school in bailey, colorado in 2006. >> she was shot dead? >> she was shot dead. and by a deranged gunman who randomly entered that school. and then my cousin was killed at the aurora theater. and sitting next to him was my middle school and high school classmate, and he was shot three times, but survived. >> and just pure chance. they did not know each other. >> they did not know eac
and tomorrow we're all going to washington, d.c. to deliver 245 message to congress and the president. >> it shouldn't be a political issue. >> no. >> in australia and in britain when they had the similar outrages, it wasn't about politics. it wasn't left or right. >> no. >> it was about people power getting action. jessica, let me come to you. because you have a quite extraordinary story. and tell me quickly the connections you have to various mass shootings....
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. >> she was talking about washington state and ready to change her whole life, sell her house and start over, just for him, just so he could go to school and he was her life. >> friends say nance alanza was a gun enthusiast and had taken up target shooting as a hobby and they insist she was always responsible with guns. >> they painted her as some irresponsible gun freak and she wasn't. she was the epitome of responsibility and she was a paragon for gun safety and taught the boys how to use the guns responsibly. >> little did she know the son she doted on and taught how to use guns would turn those guns on her and children. they believe he shot and killed his mother as she was lying in bed before taking her guns, two of her handguns and an assault rifle. i sat down with some of nancy's friends at one of her favorite restaurants, a place she went to two or three times a week. it is called my place and i asked them about who was nancy lanza? >> 12 years ago, 12, 15 years ago, met her here in the bar. she would come in and take out food and we got to know each other and with mark and we wo
. >> she was talking about washington state and ready to change her whole life, sell her house and start over, just for him, just so he could go to school and he was her life. >> friends say nance alanza was a gun enthusiast and had taken up target shooting as a hobby and they insist she was always responsible with guns. >> they painted her as some irresponsible gun freak and she wasn't. she was the epitome of responsibility and she was a paragon for gun safety and taught the...
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. >>> some business out of washington to bring your way. there has been some movement. i say some movement on the plans to avoid the fiscal cliff. and when i say some movement it means plan b because republicans are apparently readying something to consider plan b to try to avoid going off the fiscal cliff. we are counting down two weeks until the deadline. the deal has to be made before then. the republicans are saying that a counteroffer came their way from president obama on taxes and spending as quote not there yet. dana bash joins me live from capitol hill. i know that the speaker of the house spoke just last hour about his concerns and thoughts moving forward. are we getting anything other than rhetoric and platitudes? are we finding further movement ahead? >> reporter: we are definitely getting a lot of rhetoric and platitudes. high stakes positioning and tactical positioning right now as we get closer to that deadline. but big picture of what is going on is that the house speaker went into a meeting and announced he was going to move forward to plan b. what is p
. >>> some business out of washington to bring your way. there has been some movement. i say some movement on the plans to avoid the fiscal cliff. and when i say some movement it means plan b because republicans are apparently readying something to consider plan b to try to avoid going off the fiscal cliff. we are counting down two weeks until the deadline. the deal has to be made before then. the republicans are saying that a counteroffer came their way from president obama on taxes...
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i think there was a level of optimism here in washington that this deal could get done soon. now, you have speaker incumbentincumben incumbentincumbenboehner with plan b, to avoid some of the effects of the so-called fiscal cliff. secretary -- press secretary here jay carney putting out a statement a short time ago saying, quote, the parameters of a deal are clear and the president's willing to work to reach a bipartisan solution that averts the first, protects middle class, helps the economy and puts our nation on a fiscally sustainable path but not willing to accept a deal that doesn't ask enough of the very wealthiest in taxes and instead shifts the burden to the middle class and seniors. the speaker's plan b approach doesn't meet this test. and it really has been a back and forth because we soon heard back from speaker boehner's office, bran dan bucks saying, the white house's position defies common sense. what is clear, though, that is both sides here, despite the back and forth in the plan b, both sides say that they're willing to sit down and work on an agreement, this
i think there was a level of optimism here in washington that this deal could get done soon. now, you have speaker incumbentincumben incumbentincumbenboehner with plan b, to avoid some of the effects of the so-called fiscal cliff. secretary -- press secretary here jay carney putting out a statement a short time ago saying, quote, the parameters of a deal are clear and the president's willing to work to reach a bipartisan solution that averts the first, protects middle class, helps the economy...
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is lisa sylvestor is in washington, d.c. this morning. >> i know you know this but they say when you become a parent that a little bit of your heart lives outside you but for many parents this tragedy hit upon their worst fears. how do you keep your kids safe when they are away from you at school? >> you try not to think about it but it is difficult. >> reporter: gina has a hard time holding back the tears. >> it is heartbreaking. it's very difficult to imagine and i can't imagine being one of those parents. >> reporter: what happened in newtown, connecticut could have happened in any town. it is one of the quiet fears parents have that has now risen to the surface. page anderson has a 6-year-old daughter. >> my daughter was telling me that they did a drill last week so i think they do them on a regular basis. you can't prepare for every eventuallity. >> reporter: schools are reviewing programs. high schools in virginia have trained police officers on campus. middle schools and elementary schools require all visitors to be b
is lisa sylvestor is in washington, d.c. this morning. >> i know you know this but they say when you become a parent that a little bit of your heart lives outside you but for many parents this tragedy hit upon their worst fears. how do you keep your kids safe when they are away from you at school? >> you try not to think about it but it is difficult. >> reporter: gina has a hard time holding back the tears. >> it is heartbreaking. it's very difficult to imagine and i...
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will this tragedy inspire washington to act? >>> here in newton, students returning back to school this morning, but they won't be going back to sandy hook elementary. at least not yet as another little girl laid to rest, just one day after two first grade boys buried. >>> a new sign that the tide could be turning on gun control. gun control stocks under fire. a pension fund may have to strip investments. >>> and movement on the fiscal cliff. we may be moving much closer to a deal, with the president making a surprise offer. >>> it is tuesday, december 18th. you're watching a special edition of "starting point" from newtown, connecticut. we begin right now. >>> welcome, everybody. a special edition of "starting point," live this morning from newtown, connecticut, the site, of course, where an unthinkable massacre at an elementary school has really shifted the landscape in the gun control debate. here is the latest on that president obama meeting with senior staff and cabinet members yesterday, to see proposals that will include
will this tragedy inspire washington to act? >>> here in newton, students returning back to school this morning, but they won't be going back to sandy hook elementary. at least not yet as another little girl laid to rest, just one day after two first grade boys buried. >>> a new sign that the tide could be turning on gun control. gun control stocks under fire. a pension fund may have to strip investments. >>> and movement on the fiscal cliff. we may be moving much...
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emily schmidt, live in washington for us. thank you very much. 6:30 eastern soledad o'brien will be joined by congresswoman sheila jackson lee. the texas democrat is calling for an immediate ban on all assault weapons. soledad will be joined by senator joe manchin, the west virginia democrat is an nra member. he says now is the time to act on tightening up our gun laws as well. as we said, newtown schools will re-open today. but they will be open two hours later than usual. sandy hook remains an active crime scene. it is still closed. hundreds of newtown teachers and staff met with a national expert on kids and bereavement, as well as state mental health counselors. for the students and their families it is a return to healthy and helpful routine. here's sandra endo. >> reporter: in the wake of tragedy, a step towards normalcy, for newtown kids, that means going back to school. >> we also are going to be a little bit worried, because we know what we thought was a secure school had this happen to them. >> reporter: but facing
emily schmidt, live in washington for us. thank you very much. 6:30 eastern soledad o'brien will be joined by congresswoman sheila jackson lee. the texas democrat is calling for an immediate ban on all assault weapons. soledad will be joined by senator joe manchin, the west virginia democrat is an nra member. he says now is the time to act on tightening up our gun laws as well. as we said, newtown schools will re-open today. but they will be open two hours later than usual. sandy hook remains...
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we have a friend freenzy of mov washington. let me just do a quick reset here so we can all understand where we stand. so this time yesterday we were reporting a major concession on the part of house speaker john boehner. his very first offer of higher tax rates, higher rates for anyone making more than a million bucks a year. well, quick as a whip here, the president gave some as well. he moved his bar for the tax hike from incomes starting at a quarter million dollars, that with a his earlier stance, to incomes beginning a bit higher at $400,000 a year. the president also offering significant spending cuts, including cuts in social security payments to better off seniors, plus a promise of health savings further down the road. i know, i know it is a lot to follow. bottom line, though, things seem to be moving along, perhaps in the right direction. but then boehner tossed a curveball here. for that, let's go to senior congressional correspondent dana bash who will walk me through this here. let's hold off if you would on the b
we have a friend freenzy of mov washington. let me just do a quick reset here so we can all understand where we stand. so this time yesterday we were reporting a major concession on the part of house speaker john boehner. his very first offer of higher tax rates, higher rates for anyone making more than a million bucks a year. well, quick as a whip here, the president gave some as well. he moved his bar for the tax hike from incomes starting at a quarter million dollars, that with a his earlier...
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some of them went to washington today to try to help push for new gun laws. lisa sylvester is picki ining u this part of the story. lisa? >> wolf, these families, they all have a message. they have been through hell and they want gun violence to stop. one dad who lost his son in columbine wore the very shoes his son was wearing that day. others brought pictures of their loved ones and they all have their own deeply heartbreaking stories. >> i'm the father of daniel mauser, who was killed in the massacre at columbine high school. >> my sister was a freshman at virginia tech. she followed me there. >> our daughter, jessica redfield ghawi was killed in aurora on july 20th of this year. >> reporter: a club no one wanted to join. each one directly touched by gun violence. columbine, aurora, virginia tech, tucson. peter reid's daughter was a freshman at virginia tech. >> god forgive us as a country if it takes a literal slaughter of innocents in a holy season to wake us up. >> reporter: the slaying of 6-year-olds and 7-year-olds in newtown, connecticut, has been de
some of them went to washington today to try to help push for new gun laws. lisa sylvester is picki ining u this part of the story. lisa? >> wolf, these families, they all have a message. they have been through hell and they want gun violence to stop. one dad who lost his son in columbine wore the very shoes his son was wearing that day. others brought pictures of their loved ones and they all have their own deeply heartbreaking stories. >> i'm the father of daniel mauser, who was...